Synthesis of dihydrothieno[3,4-b]indoles

A new heterocyclic system — 3-imino-4-methyldihydrothieno[3,4-b]indole — was obtained by treatment of 1-methylindole-2-carboxylic acid thioamide with aldehydes or ketones in the presence of hydrogen chloride. Reactions involving saponification and acetylation of the imino group of the thieno ring and opening of the thieno ring by the action of LiAlH₄ to give a bis(indolylphenylmethyl) sulfide were carried out. A scheme is proposed in which the SH group of the thioamide adds to the carbonyl compound in the first step, after which the product undergoes intramolecular cyclization in the 3 position of indole.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1327–1331, October, 1977.     

Synthesis of hexahydroazonino[5,6-b]indoles from hexahydroazepino[4,3-b]-and-[3,4-b]indoles and activated alkynes

A reaction of substituted hexahydroazepino[4,3-b]-and-[3,4-b]indoles with activated alkynes was studied. A one-step method for the synthesis of isomeric hexahydroazonino[5,6-b]indoles different by positions of the double bond in the azonine ring was developed. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2244–2250, November, 2007.     

Isomerization of pyridazino [4,5-b] indoles to pyrrolo [3,4-b] indoles

The dihydropyridazine ring undergoes contraction to a dihydropyrrole ring to give 1-phenyl-2-benzylideneaminodihydropyrrolo[3,4-b]indol-3-ones when 1-phenyldihydropyridazino[4,5-b]indol-4-ones are treated with aromatic aldehydes under acid catalysis conditions. The reaction mechanism consists in the formation of a (3-indolyl)phenylmethyl cation, which leads to opening of the pyridazine ring and subsequent development of a bond between the carbonium center and the amide nitrogen atom.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1406–1408, October, 1976.     

Reaction of indoles with aldehydes. Synthesis of dihydropyrrolo[3,4-b]indoles

Aromatic aldehydes react with amides of 1-methylindole-2-carboxylic acid under acid catalysis conditions to give 1-aryl-4-methyldihydropyrrolo[3,4-b]indol-3-ones. The intermediate 1-methyl-2-CONHR-3(-X-benzyl)indoles, which are subsequently converted to the indicated cyclic compounds, were isolated. o-Acetyl derivatives were obtained by the action of acetic anhydride on derivatives of unsubstituted amides. Dihydropyrrolo[3,4-b] indol-3-ones were reduced by LiAlH₄ to the corresponding dihydropyrrolo[3,4-b] indoles. A mechanism for the formation of dihydropyrrolo[3,4-b] indoles is proposed.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1516–1523, November, 1976.     

Dihydropyrrolo[3,4-b]- and dihydropyrimido[4,5-b]indoles

Aromatic aldehydes react with indole-2-carboxylic acid azides under acid catalysis conditions to give the corresponding 3-(-halobenzyl)indoles, which react with aliphatic and aromatic amines to give the corresponding aminobenzylindoles. The latter undergo intramolecular cyclization to dihydropyrrolo[3,4-b]indoles at room temperature and are converted to dihydropyrimido[4,5-b]indoles through the Curtius rearrangement when they are heated to 80-110°C. Acetylation of the latter products gives N- and O-acetyl derivatives.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, pp. 935–939, July, 1982.     

A cycloisomerization/Friedel-Crafts alkylation strategy for the synthesis of pyrano[3,4-b]indoles

The synthesis of pyrano[3,4-b]indoles is described. The reaction sequence involves Sonogashira coupling of dihydropyran propargyl ether scaffolds with iodoanilines to afford intermediate indoles. Lewis acid-catalyzed ionization of the dihydropyrans, followed by intramolecular C3 alkylation of the indole, provides the title compounds.     

Synthesis of pyrido[2,3-b]indoles and pyrimidoindoles via Pd-catalyzed amidation and cyclization

Biologically and pharmaceutically active core structures containing a new class of 4-hydroxy-α-carbolines, dihydropyrido[2,3-b]indoles, pyrimido[4,5-b] and [5,4-b]indoles have been synthesized in good yields via Pd-catalyzed amidation and cyclizations. The keto-enol tautomerism in 4-hydroxy-α-carbolines has been investigated by DFT calculations and spectroscopic techniques. The fluorescence studies of pyrimido[4,5-b] and [5,4-b]indoles were carried out with good quantum yields.     

Synthesis of derivatives of pyrido[3,4-b]- and azepino[3,4-b]pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines from enamines of α-oxo lactams

The reaction of enamines of some -oxo lactams with 1,3-dimethyl- and 1,3-dibenzyl-4-hydrazinouracils gave the uracilyl-4-hydrazones of these lactams, the catalytic and thermal indolization of which yielded derivatives of pyrido[3,4-b]- and azepino[3,4-b]pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines. Some reactions of the latter were studied.Communication XXVIII from the series Investigation of Lactams. See [1] for communication XXVII.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1398–1403, October, 1977.     

Synthesis of Imidazo[1′,5′:1,2]pyrido[3,4-b]indole Derivatives

Summary.  The reactions of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-β-carboline-1-carboxylic acid and its ethyl ester with alkyl and aryl isothiocyanates under mild conditions resulted in the corresponding thiohydantoin-fused tetrahydro-β-carbolines. Treatment of the ethyl ester with isocyanates furnished ethyl 2-alkyl- or arylcarbamoyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-β-carboline-1-carboxylates which were transformed to hydantoin-fused tetrahydro-β-carbolines. The structures of the thiohydantoin compounds, involving two conformers and the presence of keto-enol tautomerism, were determined by NMR spectroscopy. Corresponding author. E-mail: fulop@pharma.szote.u-szeged.hu Received February 2, 2002. Accepted (revised) March 4, 2002     

Synthesis of pyrido[3,4-d] benzazepines

The synthesis of some derivatives of the novel heterocyclic ring system pyrido[3,4-d][1]benzazepine is reported. Thus, pyrido[3,4-d][1]benzazepin-7-one 6 was prepared by cyclisation of the Michael adduct 5 with ammonium ferric sulfate. Reaction of 6 with phosphorus pentasulfide gave the thiolactam 7 , which after methylation and subsequent reaction with amines furnished the amidines 10 .     

A reinvestigation of the synthesis of 3H-[1,2]diazepino[5,6-b]indoles. The synthesis of pyrido[4,3-b]indoles

Recently reported [1] syntheses of 6-methyl-1,2,4,5-tetrahydro-1,4-dioxo-3H[1,2]diazepino[5,6-b]indole ( 5 ) and 4-hydroxy-6-methyl-3H[1,2]diazepino[5,6-b]indole ( 12 ) were reinvestigated and shown to be in error. The correct assignments for these respective structures are 3-amino-1,9-dihydro-9-methyl-2H-pyrido[4,3-b]indol-2,4(3H)-dione ( 6 ) and 3-amino-3,9-dihydro-9-methyl-2H-pyrido[4,3-b]indol-2-one ( 13 ). Condensation of 6 and 13 with p-nitrobenzaldehyde produced benzylidene derivatives, which confirmed the presence of the amino groups.     

Synthesis of pyrido[2,1-b]- and thiazolo[2,3-b]purines

Some pyrido[2,1-b]- and thiazolo[2,3-b]purines, tricyclic compounds structurally related to [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]quinazolines 1 have been synthesized with a view to study their possible adenosine and benzodiazepine receptors affinity.     

Polymeric catalyst for the synthesis of new pyrido[2,3-b]indoles

A new and efficient method has been developed for the one-pot synthesis of novel 2,9-dihydro-2-oxo-4-aryl-1H-pyrido[2,3-b]indole-3-carbonitrile derivatives by condensation of substituted (triethoxymethyl)arene, 1-methyl-1H-indol-2-ol and cyanoacetamide in the presence of a catalytic amount of crosslinked poly(2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid) (AMPS) as an efficient and heterogeneous catalyst. This polymeric solid acid catalyst is stable and can be easily recovered and reused without significant change in its activity.     

6,6-Heptamethylenetetrahydropyran-2,4-dione in the Synthesis of Benzo[f]pyrano[3,4-b]quinolines and Pyrano[4,3-b][4,7]phenanthrolines

Three-component condensation of 6,6-heptamethylenetetrahydropyran-2,4-dione with 2-amino-naphthalene or 6-aminoquinoline and aromatic aldehydes in an aliphatic alcohol afforded 12-aryl-9,9-hepta-methylene-8,9,10,12-tetrahydro-7H-benzo[f]pyrano[3,4-b]quinolin-11-ones and 12-aryl-9,9-heptamethylene-8,9,10,12-tetrahydro-7H-pyrano[4,3-b][4,7]phenanthrolin-11-ones, new N,O-heterocycles which include azaor diazaphenanthrene system fused to -pyrone ring and aromatic and spiro substituents.     

The synthesis of 11H-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-b]pyridazino[4,5-b]indoles,11H-tetrazolo[4,5-b]pyridazino[4,5-b]indoles and 1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-f]-1,2,4-triazino[4,5-a]indoles

This paper describes the synthesis of the previously unknown 11H-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-b]pyridazino[4,5-b]indoles (2) and 11H-tetrazolo[4,5-b]pyridazino[4,5-b]indoles (3) from 4-hydrazino-5H-pyridazino[4,5-b]indoles (1) , as well as the synthesis of 1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-f]-1,2,4-triazino-[4,5-a]indoles (10) from 2-indolecarbohydrazide (4) . Compounds 2 were obtained by acylation of compounds 1 , followed of thermal cyclization and compounds 3 by treating compounds 1 with nitrous acid. The reactions of compound 4 with formic acid or ethyl orthoformiate gave 1,2-dihydro-1-oxo-1,2,4-triazino[4,5-a]indole (6) . Treating this last compound with phosphorus oxychloride or phosphorus pentasulfide, followed by hydrazine, gave 1-hydrazino-1,2,4-triazino-[4,5-a]indole (9) . Acylation of this last compound, followed of cyclization gave compounds 10 . All the compounds were characterized by elemental analysis and ir and ¹H-nmr spectra.     

Synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4-b][1,4]diazepines and pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyrazines

The synthesis and structure elucidation of new pyrazolo[3,4-b][1,4]diazepines and pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyrazines are reported and the characterisation of isomers and tautomers by proton and carbon-13 nmr are discussed. In some case only NOE experiments allow us to identify the isomeric structure.     

Synthesis of enantiomerically pure perhydrofuro[3,4-b]pyrans and perhydrofuro[3,4-b]furans

Olefinic diols, prepared from (R)-(+)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane-4-carboxaldehyde via olefination and hydrolysis, were converted into enantiomerically pure hydroxy substituted tetrahydrofuran derivatives by cyclization using N-phenylselenophthalimide and BF₃. The PhSe group in the C-4 position of these tetrahydrofurans was then substituted by an allyl group using allyltributylstannane in the presence of AIBN. The selenium promoted cyclizations of the allyl tetrahydrofurans in which the OH and the allyl groups are trans to each other formed the enantiopure perhydrofuro[3,4-b]pyrans, while the cyclization of the allyl tetrahydrofurans in which the OH and the allyl groups are cis gave rise to the perhydrofuro[3,4-b]furans. These bicyclic products were finally deselenenylated with triphenyltin hydride and AIBN.     

Synthesis of substituted 3-amino-4-cyano-1-oxo-1,2,5,10-tetrahydroazepino [3,4-b]indoles

The preparation of 3-amino- and 3-dialkylamino-4-cyanoazepino[3,4-fc]indoles bearing substituents on the aromatic nucleus and N¹⁰ is outlined. Starting from suitable substituted ethyl 3-formylindole-2-carboxy-latcs 2 , condensation with malononitrile ( 3 ) and subsequent sodium borohydride-reduction yielded ethyl 3-(2,2-dicyanoethyl)indole-2-carboxylates 5 and 19 , respectively, which were cyclized in boiling alkoxides to 3-alkoxy-4-cyanoazepino[3,4-b]indoles 10,11,20 and 21 . This sequence constitutes a novel and flexible route to functional azepino[3,4-b>]indoles. The aminolysis of 10,11,20 and 21 with different amines and ammonia yielded the title compounds which were screened for their possible biological activity.     

Synthesis and properties of [1,4]diazepino[6,5-b]indoles

1-Aryl-2-oxo-1,2,3,6-tetrahydro[1,4]diazepino[6,5-b]indole N-oxides were synthesized based on 3-(N"-aryl-N"-chloroacetyl)amino-2-formylindoles. Deoxidation of 2-oxo-1-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydro[1,4]diazepino[6,5-b]indole N-oxide afforded 1,2,3,6-tetrahydro- and 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydro[1,4]diazepino[6,5-b]indole derivatives. A new approach to the synthesis of pyrido[3,2-b]indole and pyrimido[5,4-b]indole derivatives was developed.